                                        
PART B:  NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Exhibit 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY
GROUPINGS - 2006 AND 2005

(In millions of dollars.  Detail may not equal totals due to rounding
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
(X) Not applicable.  (R) Revised.
Note: This Exhibit is not additive.  See footnotes.)


2006

Item (1)                               March                   February
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     90,913     154,215 (R)  76,628 (R) 136,286

Net Adjustments                      -909         328 (R)    -910 (R)     297

Total Census Basis (2)             91,822     153,887 (R)  77,538 (R) 135,990

Manufactured goods (3)             69,610     119,585      58,467     103,179
Agricultural commodities (3)        6,324       5,969       5,589       4,996
Mineral fuels (3)                   3,021      25,066       2,351      25,263

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines    3,046       9,264       2,187       7,177
  Airplane parts                    1,754         558       1,537         462
  Airplanes                         4,076         910       3,472         826
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       60         405          70         322
  Aluminum                            502       1,216         410         999
  Animal feeds                        389          73         389          62
  Artwork/antiques                    175         795         236         417
  Basketware, etc.                    562         742         480         695
  Cereal flour                        192         261         166         231
  Chemicals - cosmetics               792         674         692         581
  Chemicals - dyeing                  461         277         384         226
  Chemicals - fertilizers             227         365         228         385
  Chemicals - inorganic               871         892         534         849
  Chemicals - medicinal             2,481       4,075       2,128       3,571
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,676         885       1,300         742
  Chemicals - organic               2,291       4,278       2,069       3,118
  Chemicals - plastics              2,763       1,708       2,418       1,481
  Cigarettes                          125          15         102          14
  Clothing                            374       5,897         328       5,531
  Coal                                308         229         224         186
  Coffee                              (-)         270         (-)         203
  Copper                              235         792         224         907
  Cork, wood, lumber                  398       1,007         353         871
  Corn                                551          81         418           8
  Cotton, raw and linters             672           2         501           2
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          151         161         134         128
  Crude oil                            68      16,901          40      16,320
  Electrical machinery              7,440       9,280       6,225       7,831
  Fish and preparations               552         971         387         870
  Footwear                             51       1,526          41       1,479
  Furniture and bedding               428       2,676         380       2,457
  Gem diamonds                        398       1,583         259       1,360
  General industrial machinery      3,902       5,428       3,324       4,531
  Glass                               253         261         242         214
  Glassware                            80         179          62         169
  Gold, nonmonetary                   689         490         565         439
  Hides and skins                     155           7         131           6
  Iron and steel mill products      1,045       2,663         899       2,336
  Jewelry                             309         880         373         670
  Lighting, plumbing                  147         613         129         577
  Liquefied propane/butane             90         192         128         328
  Live animals                         40         278          31         246
  Meat and preparations               591         504         526         398
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,350       2,290       1,209       1,982
  Metal ores; scrap                 1,179         483         948         433
  Metalworking machinery              718         792         611         583
  Mineral fuels, other                374         281         336         252
  Natural gas                         272       2,506         289       3,514
  Nickel                               88         252          79         189
  Oils/fats, vegetable                111         239          79         173
  Optical goods                       275         363         233         314
  Paper and paperboard              1,082       1,548         923       1,334
  Petroleum preparations            1,843       4,750       1,270       4,451
  Photographic equipment              307         350         287         334
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            819       1,211         674       1,071
  Platinum                            102         435          94         427
  Pottery                               9         121           6         123
  Power generating machinery        3,853       4,022       3,296       3,398
  Printed materials                   499         373         409         348
  Pulp and waste paper                483         249         419         238
  Records/magnetic media              503         555         395         498
  Rice                                144          21         135          29
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             158         270         139         227
  Rubber tires and tubes              248         764         232         630
  Scientific instruments            3,667       2,817       2,908       2,310
  Ships, boats                        219         132         158         164
  Silver and bullion                  104         149          27         144
  Soybeans                            633           6         732           4
  Spacecraft                          (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    3,397       2,982       2,786       2,553
  Sugar                                 2          99           1          43
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,934       9,112       1,570       7,344
  Textile yearn, fabric             1,128       1,826         943       1,656
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             163          43         128          42
  Toys, games, and sporting good      371       1,354         304       1,378
  Travel goods                         43         468          38         465
  Vegetables and fruits               895       1,513         795       1,429
  Vehicles                          7,766      18,944       6,421      17,215
  Watches/clocks/parts                 25         274          18         236
  Wheat                               353          23         326          20
  Wood manufactures                   177       1,114         148         936

Re-exports                          9,695         (X)       8,579         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            220         (X)         214         (X)
  Manufactured goods                9,372         (X)       8,283         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        17         (X)           7         (X)
                                        

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                                          2006                    2005
Item (1)                             Cumulative              Cumulative
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    241,877     435,786     211,721     381,509

Net Adjustments                    -2,719         949      -2,467         916

Total Census Basis (2)            244,596     434,837     214,188     380,594

Manufactured goods (3)            185,182     331,575     161,869     299,953
Agricultural commodities (3)       17,559      16,545      15,599      14,558
Mineral fuels (3)                   7,672      77,727       5,931      57,829

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines    7,582      24,422       7,256      22,597
  Airplane parts                    4,839       1,488       4,113       1,290
  Airplanes                        10,088       2,820       6,008       2,704
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      172       1,064         135         961
  Aluminum                          1,344       3,404       1,041       2,901
  Animal feeds                      1,155         200         982         156
  Artwork/antiques                    535       1,833         434       1,534
  Basketware, etc.                  1,513       2,139       1,328       2,147
  Cereal flour                        525         728         452         660
  Chemicals - cosmetics             2,183       1,913       1,929       1,890
  Chemicals - dyeing                1,207         751       1,121         724
  Chemicals - fertilizers             659       1,225         682         896
  Chemicals - inorganic             2,102       2,611       1,701       2,039
  Chemicals - medicinal             6,759      10,748       6,145       9,251
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                4,443       2,407       3,852       2,248
  Chemicals - organic               6,494      11,111       7,246       9,600
  Chemicals - plastics              7,603       4,792       6,963       4,098
  Cigarettes                          340          50         287          48
  Clothing                          1,010      17,548       1,031      18,019
  Coal                                817         602         717         756
  Coffee                                1         675           2         608
  Copper                              666       2,622         466       1,466
  Cork, wood, lumber                1,072       2,820       1,002       2,680
  Corn                              1,452         101       1,134          43
  Cotton, raw and linters           1,557           5       1,090           5
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          425         447         403         415
  Crude oil                           180      49,791         111      37,161
  Electrical machinery             20,043      25,408      17,259      22,762
  Fish and preparations             1,081       2,912         975       2,614
  Footwear                            128       4,656         112       4,414
  Furniture and bedding             1,180       8,002       1,002       7,395
  Gem diamonds                        974       4,270         251       3,748
  General industrial machinery     10,628      14,634       9,128      12,631
  Glass                               737         704         621         658
  Glassware                           200         528         181         518
  Gold, nonmonetary                 1,883       1,428       1,378         962
  Hides and skins                     421          19         379          18
  Iron and steel mill products      2,876       7,320       2,627       6,357
  Jewelry                             938       2,274         724       1,959
  Lighting, plumbing                  408       1,824         358       1,684
  Liquefied propane/butane            291         987         110         833
  Live animals                        118         753         122         366
  Meat and preparations             1,676       1,365       1,421       1,329
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        3,772       6,439       3,124       5,667
  Metal ores; scrap                 3,062       1,372       2,119       1,266
  Metalworking machinery            1,949       2,107       1,545       1,657
  Mineral fuels, other              1,026         802         732         563
  Natural gas                         738       9,761         912       7,310
  Nickel                              239         657         165         515
  Oils/fats, vegetable                258         601         255         442
  Optical goods                       773       1,010         735         909
  Paper and paperboard              2,978       4,357       2,802       4,270
  Petroleum preparations            4,383      15,115       3,273      10,862
  Photographic equipment              850       1,015         843       1,121
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          2,181       3,462       1,875       3,119
  Platinum                            258       1,331         135         885
  Pottery                              22         387          26         395
  Power generating machinery       10,370      10,740       9,567      10,194
  Printed materials                 1,327       1,132       1,214       1,068
  Pulp and waste paper              1,354         741       1,188         796
  Records/magnetic media            1,301       1,619       1,163       1,644
  Rice                                416          77         333          54
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             435         737         388         711
  Rubber tires and tubes              706       2,097         650       1,778
  Scientific instruments            9,287       7,499       8,188       7,135
  Ships, boats                        501         461         430         446
  Silver and bullion                  160         434          77         278
  Soybeans                          2,127          11       2,245          12
  Spacecraft                          (-)         (-)           4         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    8,837       8,116       8,317       7,521
  Sugar                                 4         226           1         132
  Television, VCR, etc.             5,166      24,637       5,086      21,287
  Textile yearn, fabric             3,005       5,325       2,906       5,122
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             397         137         332         195
  Toys, games, and sporting good      958       4,229         839       4,839
  Travel goods                        124       1,450          90       1,325
  Vegetables and fruits             2,524       4,558       2,251       3,968
  Vehicles                         19,890      52,262      16,658      46,400
  Watches/clocks/parts                 63         809          67         821
  Wheat                             1,065          60       1,017          41
  Wood manufactures                   472       3,114         443       2,991

Re-exports                         26,238         (X)      24,366         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            654         (X)         675         (X)
  Manufactured goods               25,323         (X)      23,356         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        27         (X)          57         (X)
                                                  

(1)  Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information needed to
convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Total exports (Domestic and Foreign)
(3) Domestic exports

NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see
the information section on page 27 of this release, or at
www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-06-74, BEA-06-19), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, March 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
